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Strategic Forum on Artificial Intelligence

Make artificial intelligence a cornerstone for the economic development of Québec and its metropolisEventsThe speech will be presented mainly in French.Monday, January 15, 2018 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Stay ahead of the competition by incorporating the new realities and opportunities of artificial intelligence in your development strategies today when you take part in the Artificial Intelligence Strategic Forum on January 15, 2018!
The forum will provide an opportunity to demystify AI and to get a grasp of how it will affect every industry. Come get a glimpse of the profound transformations that will experience yours.

By attending this Strategic Forum, you will also:

Gain an understanding of the Montréal AI ecosystem

Learn how this ecosystem can work for you

Get inspired by avant-garde companies that have already made AI part of their development

Seize opportunities generated by the presence of major international players in Montréal

Become a key player in the transformation of your company and the success of AI in Montréal.

Who should attend the Strategic Forum on Artificial Intelligence?

The forum is intended for:

People in all positions, within all companies, in all sectors. This major transformation will affect everyone.

All managers on the lookout for new business models that can transform their industry.

All companies in the AI sector, AI service suppliers, and developers of AI solutions.

Anyone in charge of technological advancement in their company.

Investment funds

Research centres

Come learn why Montréal has what it takes to become the “Silicon Valley of Artificial Intelligence!”

Prices

Members

Non members

Ticket(s)

Ticket(s)
$250*

$350*

Special price – 10 places

Special price – 10 places
$2250*

$3150*

Contact et informations

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No reservations, cancellations or refunds as of 2 days before the event. Participant substitutions are accepted at no extra charge until the event is held. Please note that only cancellation notices sent by email at reservations@ccmm.ca will be accepted.

Location

New City Gas

Artificial Intelligence in Montréal – facts and figures:

Montréal has the largest concentration of artificial intelligence researchers in the world, with 150 researchers—about a hundred associated with the Université de Montréal and some fifty at McGill. This offers unique access to high-level knowledge in the field, which attracts large numbers of investments, both private and public.

The arrival of major global players comes with massive private investments. Google has in fact announced a $4.5 million grant for university research and the establishment of a specialized deep learning division. Microsoft Ventures announced an initial investment in Montréal incubator Element AI, created by Montrealers Jean-François Gagné, Nicolas Chapados, Yoshua Bengio, and Jean-Sébastien Cournoyer.

As for government investments, the Canada First Research Excellence Fund has granted a $93.6 million subsidy to The Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO).

With 20 years of experience in AI development for its video games, Ubisoft Montréal is today strengthening its collaborative ties with the university research milieu through its R&D department, La Forge. The goal: to explore the full inventive potential—namely with regard to AI—of this relationship that is beneficial to both game development and other spheres of society.

Program:

Opening remarks

Montréal rises to the rank of global artificial intelligence hub

Michel LeblancPresident and CEO
Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal

PART I - Understanding the current success of AI: the keys to Montréal's boom

The fundamental concepts of AI and their application: Discussion with our global expert